There are almost two parallel hot sauce worlds
I bought 10 hot sauces about 5 years ago and absolutely loved the concept. Fried chicken with a variety of hot sauces to dab them in is one of my favorite festive meals.
What I love about the hot sauce world is how many amazing products there are out there. Really well crafted hot sauces with amazing flavor combinations made by people that love hot sauce.
What don’t like is how many gimmicky hot sauces there are flooding the market. Tons of ”funny” names and just mediocre content. And looking at the bottles it’s mostly just the same hot pepper pulp, sugar, salt and vinegar.
I’m no expert, om just an entusiast. And I can’t really find a good way to know on forehand if something is well crafted or just a gimmick. Following the heat level doesn’t mean anything. Elijah's Xtreme is very hot and delicious. Da Bomb (their new ”all natural” recipe too) is very hot and tastes like shit.
Do you have any tips on how to better find the good stuff? Are there brands that always make good products? Are there ingredients to look for to give me a hint?